Qiandi was once the territory of the Liang State, and since the Liang State fell apart, the Qiandi has been in a state of collapse.

Chen Guo was happy to see this kind of chaos in Qiandi, after all, as a neighbor, Chen Guo did not want anyone to reunite Qiandi, because it might cause them trouble.

After all, Qiandi is too close to Jiangnan, and because of its unique geographical advantages, it can be attacked, retreated and defended, if they have any thoughts about Jiangnan, there are many people in Chen Guo who can't sleep at night.

Therefore, over the years, Emperor Chen has arranged a large number of secret spies in Qiandi, monitoring their every move all the time.

More than half a year ago, they discovered the abnormal movement in Qiandi, and at the same time, the secret spies arranged by Chen Guo in Qiandi also lost contact.

Without the secret spies, the imperial court lost the eyes to monitor the Qiandi, during this period, Emperor Chen sent the spies three times, but these secret spies entered the Qiandi, and no news came back.

You don't have to think about it to know that something must have happened in Qiandi, something that Emperor Chen didn't want to happen.

It is related to the safety of Jiangnan, so he can't afford not to pay attention to it.

Emperor Chen didn't know what was going on in Qiandi, but Tang Ning couldn't be clearer in his heart, for decades, there had been no saint in the Ten Thousand Gu Sect, this time, they made up their minds to elect a saint girl no matter what, this is related to the belonging of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect, and it is also related to the pattern of Qiandi, it is strange that the entire Qiandi is not boiling.

Hearing Emperor Chen's words, Wang Xiang's face also became solemn, and he said: "Your Majesty, although Qiandi does not belong to my Chen Kingdom, it is closely related to Jiangnan, and the affairs of Qiandi cannot be ignored......

"I know." Emperor Chen's brows furrowed, and he said, "The secret spies in Qiandi that I sent are all the elite of the secret spies, and even they have disappeared one by one, who else can I send?" ”

Emperor Chen's voice fell, and the hall fell into a long silence.

The situation in Qiandi is special, unlike the grassland or the Western Regions, where troops can be directly sent to suppress it, and it is not easy to send troops directly before figuring out what is happening in Qiandi.

Now that the grassland has just been pacified, and the Western Regions have not yet been stable, it is impossible for Chen Guo to be distracted and send troops to Qiandi.

However, it is obviously not so easy to figure out what is happening in Qiandi.

The people of the Secret Spy Division are all elites selected from the Praetorian Guards, and those sent by His Majesty are even more elite among the elites, and they can't complete this task, who else can?

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Qiandi."

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and suddenly a voice rang out.

Tang Ning took two steps forward, and when everyone was surprised, he spoke again: "If there is a change in Qiandi, it will immediately endanger Jiangnan, and the minister is willing to go to Qiandi to investigate, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

"No!" Before Emperor Chen could speak, Wang Xiang waved his hand and said firmly: "Lord Tang is the right minister, how can he take such a risk?" ”

"Lord Tang, don't!" Qian Shuo, the head of the household, then spoke, and said: "If there is any mistake in Lord Tang, it will be the loss of the entire court and the entire Chen Kingdom......

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After Wang Xiang and Hubu Shangshu spoke, the ministers in the palace responded one after another, and Emperor Chen glanced at him and said: "Zhong Aiqing is reasonable, as the right minister, you have a heavy responsibility, and you can't be in danger, so there is no need to mention this matter again......

When Tang Ning heard this, he silently retreated again.

He originally planned that if Su Mei had no news, he would go to Qiandi to find her in person after accompanying them for the New Year.

The reason why he stood up at this moment was because he knew that the matter of Qiandi was made by them, and Emperor Chen sent someone else, how could he rest assured that he would go in person?

The self-recommendation was rejected, and Tang Ning was not worried, because he knew that Emperor Chen would find him sooner or later.

After all, the matter of Qiandi was not discussed, and Emperor Chen could only order everyone to retreat first.

After the last person left the main hall, he rubbed his eyebrows, and his face showed a tangled look.

After the first time the spy sent to Qiandi disappeared, the second time he sent was the elite of the secret spies, and the third time he sent a top secret agent.

However, their results are the same, which leads to him having no one to send, and even the top spies are planted in Qiandi, can they still expect officials in the court?

Except, of course, there is one person.

Over the years, the things he handed over to Tang Ning, except for escorting the princess and pro-Chu State, he did everything very beautifully, which saved him a lot of worry.

He didn't want to delve into the matter of that time, and he didn't want to think about it, there was such a courtier who could let him sit back and relax, and nothing could not be forgiven.

The candidate who went to Qiandi to investigate, his favorite was naturally Tang Ning, and he was the most relieved.

But today's Tang Ning is already the right prime minister, letting the prime minister of a country put his life in danger and do the errand of a secret spy, where will he, the emperor, put his face?

But if Tang Ning doesn't go, who else can he choose?

Jiangnan is Chen Guo's granary, he doesn't want Jiangnan to be chaotic again, Chen Guo finally settled down, and he must not tolerate any mistakes in the country.

He paced around the hall, his face uncertain, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and finally made a certain decision.

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Tang Ning walked out of the imperial study and did not return to Shangshu Province, but stood in front of the square in front of the imperial study.

There was a bridge in front of the square, where Zhao Yuan and a few little girls were playing.

may be because Scholar Zhang is very strict with him, these days, Zhao Yuan has become thinner, and although his current figure is not symmetrical, he is not as fat as before.

King Huai came from behind, saw him standing in place, stopped, and asked, "Lord Tang is not going back to Shangshuya?" ”

"There's no hurry." Tang Ning looked ahead and asked casually, "What does Your Highness think of King Run?" ”

King Huai looked at Zhao Yuan and said, "Yuan'er is talented, intelligent, willing to endure hardships, and has filial piety, which are very rare. ”

He looked at Zhao Yuan on the bridge and said: "When we were young, we didn't like to listen to the lectures of university scholars, especially arithmetic. ”

As soon as King Huai's words fell, on the stone bridge, Zhao Yuan put the abacus on the ground, stepped on the abacus, and slid all the way down the slope of the bridge......

King Huai looked at this scene in a daze, coughed lightly, and his face was a little unnatural.

He withdrew his gaze from the front and said, "It's rare to keep a childlike heart from time to time......

Of course, it's good to be childlike all the time, but these things are not needed by the emperor.

Although Tang Ning has been paving the way for Zhao Yuan, if you put aside personal emotions and look at it rationally, Zhao Yuan is not suitable for that supreme position.

He wanted to be the emperor, just because he wanted to marry his sister of the Zhang family, the sister of the Wang family, and the sister of the Bai family, and his motives were not pure.

Motivation is very important to do something, if even the motivation is wrong, how to ensure that he can do it well?

In Tang Ning's opinion, the most suitable for this position is King Huai.

Of course, suitability does not necessarily mean that Tang Ning supports him, Zhao Yuan's road has been paved by these people, and no one can stop him.

King Huai didn't continue the topic, glanced at him, and asked, "What are you waiting for?" ”

Tang Ning didn't answer, turned around, and saw Wei Jian coming from behind.

Wei Jian walked up to him, smiled, and said, "Lord Tang, Your Majesty summoned ......"